This volume contains the
proceedings of two of the sessions of the Fourth Dharma Association of
North America (DANAM) conference held at the site of the American
Academy of Religion (AAR), in Washington DC, 17–19 November 2006.
The two sessions dealt with the topics of the Challenges in
Translating Classical Hindu Texts and Adhikara in Dharma
Diaspora. Both sessions revolved around epistemic issues. Speakers in
the first session addressed the complexities of translation itself,
though it centered exclusively on translating the Bhagavad Gita.
The second half of the volume is comprised of essays concerning adhikara,
authority, in diasporic Hinduism.